Gosh, it does make me feel old, but Philosophy for Children in Cumbria is 25 years old.
Image of George Romney Junior School Dalton during whole staff P4C level 1 training
My initial involvement in P4C was back in 1999, when I started my PGCE and was introduced to the approach by the wonderful Chris Rowley. I must admit at the start of my journey I was a little skeptical, but now find myself adopting t
he approach in almost everything I do, whether it is a dinner time conversation with the family, questioning my own beliefs and values or as today an outdoor activity session with pupils from a school near Blackburn. I LOVE the approach!
So many wonderful partnerships have formed from relationships that have been there since the start and I am particularly excited to be working with Jane Yates, also know as Philosopher's backpack on #Philosofuns, but more information to come on this soon! For now, I want to share with you a wonderful collaboration of articles exploring P4C, including articles from Barry Hymer, Chris Rowley, Wil Ord and of course me, it even includes some practical stimuli and information on future opportunities!
I am sure P4C will continue to go from strength to strength and it would would be lovely to hear your stories of P4C too!